Problem with unshared/locked sub-folders


  1. Posts : 19
    Windows 7
       #1

    Problem with unshared/locked sub-folders


    I converted a Windows XP system over to Windows 7 by doing a clean install. The system had several internal drives that I was using for shared storage. After installing Windows 7 and enabling Home Groups, I can access top-level and lower-level folders, however the files in the lower-level folders ALL have lock icons, and can't be seen from other Windows 7 boxen on the LAN.

    I can manually highlight the files, select Share Homegroup (read/write) and that works just fine, but I have thousands of folders, so I can't do this manually.

    Is there a way to recursively share all sub-folders and contents of a top-level folder?

    Thanks!
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  2. Posts : 5,642
    Windows 10 Pro (x64)
       #2

    Right-click on the parent folder that contains all your shares.
    Properties > Security > Advance.
    Click the "Change Permissions..." button
    Check "Replace all child object permissions..."
    Click Ok...Ok...Ok

    (You might need to alter the Owner)

    Now re-share the parent folder if the above does cause the children to automatically work.
      My Computer


 

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